About the Authors

David E. Lucero

david.lucero@tn.gov

Affiliations Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America, Vector-borne Diseases Section, Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Wilma Ribera

Affiliation Facultad de Bioquímica, Universidad de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca, Sucre, Bolivia

Juan Carlos Pizarro

Affiliation Facultad de Bioquímica, Universidad de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca, Sucre, Bolivia

Carlos Plaza

Affiliation Departamento de Entomología, Servicio Departamental de Salud, Sucre, Bolivia

Levi W. Gordon

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America

Reynaldo Peña Jr

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America

Leslie A. Morrissey

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America

Donna M. Rizzo

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America

Lori Stevens

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DEL WR JCP LAM CP LS. Performed the experiments: DEL LWG RP. Analyzed the data: DEL DMR LS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DEL WR JCP CP LS. Wrote the paper: DEL.